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Using HP OBDR, Compatibility, What does HP OBDR do?

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8 Using HP OBDR In this chapter: • "Compatibility" on page 55 • "What does HP OBDR do?" on page 55 • "Remote disaster recovery (ProLiant servers only)" on page 56 • "Testing for compatibility" on page 56 • "Running HP OBDR" on page 56 Compatibility HP One-Button Disaster Recovery, HP OBDR, is a standard feature on all HP StorageWorks Ultrium Tape Blades. However, it can only be used with specific configurations. To use HP OBDR with the HP StorageWorks Ultrium Tape Blade, it must be partnered with a ProLiant server blade. To check whether your system (server blade, operating system and backup software) is OBDR-compatible, please refer to our World Wide Web site http://www.hp.com/go/connect. For more specific information concerning the benefits of OBDR and the latest new features please refer to our World Wide Web site http://www.hp.com/go/obdr. If your system does not support HP One-Button Disaster Recovery, you can still use your Tape Blade normally to back up and restore data. However, you must remember to create a separate set of emergency recovery disks for your operating system whenever you change your system configuration. What does HP OBDR do? Using just the Tape Blade and the most recent backup cartridge HP OBDR allows you to recover from the following types of system disasters: • Hardware failures where the server blade is replaced by an identical component • File corruption because of an operating system error • File corruption because of an application software error • Viruses that prevent you from booting your system correctly • User errors that stop you from booting your system correctly When you run HP One-Button Disaster Recovery, your Tape Blade goes through the following sequence: 1. It goes into a special disaster recovery mode that enables it to restore your operating system and reboot. It acts like a bootable CD-ROM. (Your system's ability to boot from CD-ROM is normally enabled by default. If you have changed this setting, you will need to enable it again. Refer to your system BIOS manual for further details.) 2. It returns to normal Tape Blade mode and restores the data. Tape Blade 55

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8 Using HP OBDR
In this chapter:
Compatibility
on page 55
What does HP OBDR do?
on page 55
Remote disaster recovery (ProLiant servers only)
on page 56
Testing for compatibility
on page 56
Running HP OBDR
on page 56
Compatibility
HP One-Button Disaster Recovery, HP OBDR, is a standard feature on all HP StorageWorks Ultrium Tape
Blades. However, it can only be used with specific configurations. To use HP OBDR with the
HP StorageWorks Ultrium Tape Blade, it must be partnered with a ProLiant server blade.
To check whether your system (server blade, operating system and backup software) is
OBDR-compatible, please refer to our World Wide Web site
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.hp
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For more specific information concerning the benefits of OBDR and the latest new features please
refer to our World Wide Web site
h
t
tp://w
w
w
.hp
.co
m/go/obdr
.
If your system does not support HP One-Button Disaster Recovery, you can still use your Tape Blade
normally to back up and restore data. However, you must remember to create a separate set of
emergency recovery disks for your operating system whenever you change your system configuration.
What does HP OBDR do?
Using just the Tape Blade and the most recent backup cartridge HP OBDR allows you to recover from
the following types of system disasters:
Hardware failures where the server blade is replaced by an identical component
File corruption because of an operating system error
File corruption because of an application software error
Viruses that prevent you from booting your system correctly
User errors that stop you from booting your system correctly
When you run HP One-Button Disaster Recovery, your Tape Blade goes through the following sequence:
1.
It goes into a special disaster recovery mode that enables it to restore your operating system and
reboot. It acts like a bootable CD-ROM. (Your system's ability to boot from CD-ROM is normally
enabled by default. If you have changed this setting, you will need to enable it again. Refer to
your system BIOS manual for further details.)
2.
It returns to normal Tape Blade mode and restores the data.
Tape Blade
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